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2K Games Bumps The Darkness II to Early 2012

2K Games has decided to pull The Darkness II from the murderers' row of big-name fall releases, bumping its multiplatform demonic shooter from an October launch to early 2012.

2K did not provide a specific reason why The Darkness II would not meet its originally announced October 8 ship date, but a peek at the industry's release date calendar indicates it was a wise move. In the two month span of October and November, Battlefield 3, Uncharted 3, Modern Warfare 3, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Assassin's Creed Revelations, and Halo Anniversary are all scheduled for launch. Not to mention the as-yet unannounced holiday release of Star Wars: The Old Republic.

2K did confirm it will be out in force at this week's San Diego Comic-Con, co-hosting a special panel featuring The Darkness II entitled, "Spreading The Darkness: From Comic Book to Video Games and Entertainment." The panel, set to begin tomorrow (Thursday) at 1 p.m. PST, will feature members of comic producer Top Cow and game developer Digital Extremes.

The Darkness II is in development for Windows PCs and consoles and is now scheduled for release on February 7 in North America and February 10 internationally.

Sharkey says: I'm fully expecting THQ to bail out of its planned November release for Saints Row: The Third, as well. There are simply too many huge games to go up against in the fall-to-holiday 2011 window.